A Quality Initiative to Improve Postdischarge Care for Patients on Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac199
Abstract: Abstract Background Patients discharged from the hospital on outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) require close monitoring, including weekly blood tests and an early posthospital follow-up visit. However, because patients often receive OPAT in a separate… read more here.
Keywords: improve postdischarge; postdischarge care; care; parenteral antimicrobial ... See more keywords
Local Supply Of Postdischarge Care Options Tied To Hospital Readmission Rates.
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DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01991
Abstract: The extent to which patients' risk for readmission after a hospitalization is influenced by local availability of postdischarge care options is not currently known. We used national, hospital-level data to assess whether the supply of… read more here.
Keywords: care options; supply; readmission; postdischarge care ... See more keywords